Lead Level Designer

PLAY, GROW and WIN

To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator.  

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004. 

Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.

At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.

• Lead and manage a level-design team: plan, design, iterate on, and implement levels, including creating level layouts, mission progression & pacing, scripting, enemy encounters, and the integration of gameplay assets into the level. 
• Provide a complete fun and memorable player experience that is consistent with the Game’s vision. Be the advocate for the player.
• Be a proactive self-starter: Take ownership of the level-creation process for a full game project; drive it through competitor analysis, paper design/prototyping, block-out phases, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization, and delivery, ensuring it is completed with good quality and in a timely manner.
• Be extremely comfortable in breaking down full games into their pillars/systems/features, and then writing tasks and/or user stories to describe the full game experience.
• Manage designers in feature teams/pods: assign their tasks and oversee their work. 
• Author the design-related content for proposal documents.
• Research benchmark games related to project objectives; be the level-design expert and ensure an innovative and authentic gameplay experience.
• Own the design-documentation solution for your game.
• Be the cross-discipline point of contact and ensure collaboration across disciplines: ensure that levels are of high visual quality, while maintaining the gameplay intentions
• Collaborate closely with QA to identify, address, and resolve reported issues.
• Mentor and coach senior designers: hold 1-on-1s and collaboratively create their objectives/goals. Assist in hiring and performance reviews.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in level-design roles.
• Released at least 2 AA or AAA console/PC titles in a game/system-design position, taking a game through a full production cycle from pre-production to release.
• Experience managing design and/or cross-discipline dev teams.
• Good knowledge of game/system-design best practices and tools.
• Proficient using Unreal Engine 4/5.
• Proficient with scripting using UE blueprints.
• Experience in collaborating with other departments/teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build quick prototypes.
• Ability to process, understand, and implement feedback: can give/receive constructive feedback.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and deliver high-quality work on time.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Adequate verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Passionate about playing and making video games.

Bonus

• Experience with crafting both multiplayer and single player levels. 
• Experience in one (or more) of the following: UX, mission design, narrative design, 3Cs, combat design, progression design, game balancing, boss design, meta systems, MTX.
• Experience with multiple scripting languages.
• Experience with UI/HUD design.
• Experience with level design and/or level integration.
• Experience with multiple game development tools and editors.
• Able to travel and work in other internal domestic studios if needed.
• Experienced working in an English-speaking environment.
• Familiar in working with teams across multiple studios (co-dev environment).
• Previously lead a team of designers, and/or cross functional team, to develop game experiences.